Philanthropist Delores Weaver plans to help boost the proceeds of the Jacksonville Speech & Hearing Center's upcoming third annualChampions for Speech and Hearing Spring Giving fundraiser.

The event will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 7 at Friday Musicale, 645 Oak St. in Riverside.

The Delores Barr Weaver Fund at The Community Foundation For Northeast Florida with provide a 1:2 match on all funds raised over $20,000. The nonprofit center hopes to raise at least that much at the event, to which Weaver would match at $10,000 for a total of $30,000, according to associate director Melanie Messer.

Proceeds will support underserved children and families in need of speech and hearing services.

Also, the Jaguars Foundation has donated four tickets to the 2014 Jaguars opening day game. All donors who give $100 or more leading up to and at the event will have their name entered into a raffle to win the set of tickets, according to a news release.

For the past 65 years, the center has provided audiology and speech/language services to thousands of people. The center currently serves about 4,000 children, adults and seniors annually.

In addition to donations, the center is supported by United Way of Northeast Florida, the City of Jacksonville and the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, according to the release.

To RSVP, mail Kristen Dietzen at kdietzen@shcjax.org or call (904) 355-3403 ext. 236 by Wednesday, April 30. For more information, go to shcjax.org.